CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 29, 2018 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Crisis-trained chaplains with the
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are on the ground in Pittsburgh
following Saturday's mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the
Squirrel Hill neighborhood. According to
news reports, the attack claimed the lives of 11 people. Several
more were injured, including police officers who engaged the shooter in
their attempt to apprehend him.

"We're there to offer prayers, condolences and support to
those impacted by the tragic shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh,"
said Josh Holland, assistant director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response
Team. "We are fervently praying for those who are grieving from this
senseless act of violence."

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team was formed in the
days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Since that time,
the crisis-chaplaincy ministry has come alongside and supported
survivors following dozens of shooting-related tragedies and terror
attacks in the United States and abroad.

Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association, appealed for prayer on his
Facebook page,
saying, "We need to pray for the victims of this hate crime and for the
loved ones of those who were killed."

In addition to the response in Pittsburgh, the Billy
Graham Rapid Response Team currently has chaplains in multiple areas
across the southeastern United States following the incredible
devastation of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, including New Bern,
Jacksonville and Wilmington, N.C.; Horry County, S.C.; Albany, Ga.; and
Wewahitchka, Fla.

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team was developed by
Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association following
the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It has since grown into an international
network of chaplains in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia who are
specifically trained to deal with crisis situations. They have deployed
to more than 300 disaster sites, including shootings, floods,
hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes.

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